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TAMPA, Fla. — Another thrill ride through 18 games in the American Athletic Conference season, punctuated by the exclamation mark of a winning margin of 48.7 points, has escorted UConn to its customary early March launching pad. Yes, another undefeated league season and first seed in the postseason tournament is in its ever-fattening record book. UConn's 11th undefeated conference season in 20 years was wrapped up with its 88-65 win at South Florida, the second-ranked team in the conference. The Bulls did something no AAC team had done this season – lose by fewer than 34 points. Now the question is, can the Bulls – or anyone else – possibly make up so much...

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TAMPA, Fla. — Another thrill ride through 18 games in the American Athletic Conference season, punctuated by the exclamation mark of a winning margin of 48.7 points, has escorted UConn to its customary early March launching pad. Yes, another undefeated...

Every game is a learning experience, for those who play and those who watch. Here's what we learned after the UConn women's 88-65 win over South Florida at the Sun Dome in Tampa, Fla. on Monday:
1. Stewart is the player of year: My respect for Moriah...

TAMPA, Fla. – Back in the day, as Geno Auriemma would say, UConn's regular season always ended with a crescendo. There was Notre Dame, until the Irish left the Big East. Then there was Louisville, until the Cardinals bolted the American Athletic...

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HARTFORD — Even the most ardent admirer of women's basketball in the American Athletic Conference would have to admit that Tuesday's game at the XL Center was something of a mismatch.
That's because there's more than prairie separating UConn and Houston,...

CINCINNATI — Only a few weeks ago, on Dec. 18, UConn played well enough in a 10-point loss to Duke, at the time ranked second in the country, for coach Mike Krzyzewski to say that the Huskies "played like the championship program they are."The...

HARTFORD – UConn put another one in the bank. This was really a no-win week for the Huskies. They won both games, against Central and South Florida - well, okay, they were supposed to win. Not much gained. If they had lost, it...

HARTFORD — Ryan Boatright came out of the game, sat down, exhaled and began to think."When I was on the bench, I just saw that we were playing South Florida and it's like the youngest team in America and we're only up two points," Boatright...

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HARTFORD — South Florida is in the early stages of rebuilding, and after some encouraging efforts early in the season, reality has been setting in.
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STORRS — UConn found an old solution to some recent problems.
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Every game is a learning experience, for those who play and those who watch. Here's what we learned after the UConn women's 92-50 win over South Florida at Gampel Pavilion on Sunday:
1. Sick day pays off: Geno Auriemma said Sunday that Kaleena...